<div>Komora architektů předala svou cenu in memoriam Miroslavu Bašemu</div> <div>The Chamber of Architects awarded its prize in memoriam Miroslav Bašý.</div>

Prague - The Czech Chamber of Architects (ČKA) today awarded its annual prize in memory of Miroslav Baše. The internationally recognized architect and architecture theorist was a specialist in heritage conservation, urban planning, and rural settlements.
    Along with the awarding of the ČKA Honor, an exhibition started that commemorates Baše's work. Titled City - Suburb - Countryside, the exhibition at the Jaroslav Fragner Gallery will run until May 22. Miroslav Baše passed away last February at the age of 74. One of his last engagements was participation in the expert group for the competition for a new National Library. His wife Olga accepted the award on his behalf today.
    The ČKA Honor is intended for a significant individual whose work and approach have made a notable mark on the modern history of Czech architecture. According to the jury, Baše's insight surpassed the fields of architecture and urbanism, and his conviction in the superiority of public interests over personal ones led him to lasting social engagement.
    Baše studied at the Faculty of Architecture of the Czech Technical University and further studied at Wayne State University in Detroit. He went through several design offices and worked at the State Institute for the Reconstruction of Heritage Cities and Objects in Prague since 1968, where he led the urbanism and surveys project department from October 1988.
    He prepared many territorial plans and various urban programs, including a rural renewal program for the Research Institute of Construction and Architecture. He was also involved with the UN in the regional development plan for Karachi in Pakistan and Colombo in Sri Lanka, as well as in the development of the concept for the center of Kuwait, where he worked for three years.
    The ČKA considers Baše's most important work to be the Territorial Prognosis of the Prague Heritage Reserve (1980) and the study on Prague's historical core for the EU, along with other works related to the development of central Prague. Baše served as an educator at the FA ČVUT in Prague and was a member of the National Committee of ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) for four years.
    The exhibition primarily presents the aforementioned works related to the Prague Heritage Reserve, and also focuses on his work on suburban and rural settlement themes. A catalog dedicated to Baše's work will be published in conjunction with the award and the exhibition. It will feature significant texts from lectures and publications, studies, his own photographs, drawings, graphic prints, territorial plans, and projects from nearly fifty years of his creative work.